Food and dish warmer.



J. W. STAGNER.

FOOD AND DISH WARMER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 24, 1912.

1,067,152, Patented July 8, 1913.

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FOOD AND DISI-I WARNER.

'1 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrir lV. Susana, a.citizen of the United States, and a resident of Springfield, in thecounty of Greene and State of lltiissouri, have invented a new andImproved Food and Dish Warmer, of which the following is a full, clear,and eX- act description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved food anddish warmer, more especially designed for use in hote s, restaurants,boarding houses, homes and other places, and arranged to permitconvenient storing 01.- food and dishes with a view to keep the same hotfor any desired length of time, and to permit the diners to helpthemselves to the various foods.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a heatingchamber adapted to contain water and provided with heating means forheating the water, the heating chamber being closed at the upper end bya revoluble top having marginal openings for supporting vessels, tosuspend the same within the heating chamber, and to be thus under theinfluence of the water and steam in the heating chamber, the centralspace of the said cover being adapted to support dishes to be warmed.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the food and dish warmer with the coverremoved and part of the revoluble top broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectionalside elevation of the same, parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 3 is anenlarged sectional side elevation of the central bearing for therevoluble top; Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the food and dishwarmer; and Fig. 5 is a reduced side elevation of the same with thecover in position and parts broken out.

The heating chamber A- is preferably made cylindrical in shape and isprovided. at the bottom with suitable casters B for supporting theheating chamber on a table C or other suitable support. The heatingchamber A is adapted to contain water heated by suitable heating means,such, for instance, as a gas or other burner D arranged within a burnerchamberltl formed within the heating chamber A, as plainly indicated inFigs. 1 and 2. The burner Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 24, 1912.

ltaitentcd July 8, .1913.

Serial No. 738,489.

chamber E has a side opening E register ing with the oi'iening A in theside of the heating chamber A, the opening being normally closed by asuitable door A? hinged or otherwise fastened to the outer surface ofthe side of the heating chamber A. The burner D is provided with asupply pipe D cKtending through an opening in the door A (see Figs. 1, 2and 5) to permit of connecting the burner by a hose or other means witha chandelier or other means for supplying gas to the burner D. It isevident that other burners or heaters may be used for hcating'the watercontained in the heating chamber A... The door A? is provided withopenings A for the admission of air to the burner D.

The side of the heating chamber A provided. with a suitable faucet F fordrawing cit the water from the heating chau'ibcr A whenever it isdesired to do so. The upper open end of the heating chamber A is closedby a revoluble top G provided with marginal openings G for thereception. oi? vessels H adapted to contain food, each vessel having atop ilange or rim H seated on the top G so that the latter supports thevessels H and holds the same suspended within the heating chamber A. sothat the said vessels are under the influence of the heated water andsteam contained in the steam chamber A. 3y the arrangement described thefood contained in the vessels H can be kept hot for any desired period.

By arranging the openings G and the vessels H at the margin oi? therevoluble top G sutiicient space is left at the center of the top forstoring dishes to be *armed. The top G is iiat and is provided at itsmar in with a depending flange G extending over the upper end of theheating chamber A so as to properly close the latter. and the saidrevolublc top G is iiat and is provided atits center with a depressedportion G resting on ballv bearii'igs I carried by a post- J erected.within the heating chamber A and attached to the bottom thereof. Thepost J is provided. with a reduced terminal J at its upper end extendingcentrally into the depressed portion tii so as to "term a pivot tor thercvoluble top (i to turn on.

The revoluble top t is provided near its outer end and at its under sidewith an annular ring G resting on rollers K journalcd in brackets Kattached to the inner surface of the side of the heating chamber A. By

the arrangement described the central portion of the flat top G issupported on the ball bearing I while the outer portion of the said topis supported on the rollers K, and hence the top G can be readily turnedso as to bring any desired vessel H. in front of the diner seated at thetable C supporting the food and dish warmer. In order to permit ofconveniently turning the top G the latter is provided with suitablehandles I1 extending outwardly beyond the edge of the top G.

In order to protect the vessels II and the food contained therein, useis made of a cover or a hood N set on the top G and provided withopenings for accommodating the handles L. hen the food and dish warmeris used for providing the diners with the desired food, the cover N isremoved to allow convenient access to the food contained in the vesselsH. The bottom of the heating chamber is suitably reinforced by the useof angle irons O, as indicated in Fig. 4.

By arranging the burner chamber at one side of the heating chamber andproviding the revoluble top with openings and supporting the cookingvessels in said openings the water of the heating chamber may be kept atdifferent temperatures at difierent parts of said chamber, and byextending the cooking vessels below the surface of the water andrevolving the top the heat of the burner chamber may be distributed ordif fused throughout the body of thewater.

The food and dish warmer shown and described is very simple and durablein construction, and is composed of comparatively few parts, not liableeasily to get out of order.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A food and dish warmer, comprising a heating chamber adapted to beset on a table or other support, and adapted to contain water, saidchamber being provided with a revoluble top having marginal openings forthe reception of vessels containing the food to hold the said vesselssuspended in the heating chamber, the central space of the said topbeing unobstructed for the storing of dishes, and heating means arrangedin the chamber at one side thereof.

2. A 'food and dish warmer, comprising a heating chamber adapted tocontain water and adapted to be set on a table, a burner chamber withinthe heating chamber at one side thereof, a revoluble top for closing thesaid heating chamber and provided with a series of openings, and vesselsset in the said openings and having flanges seated on the' vessels setin the said openingsand-supported by the said top to revolve with thesame.

4:, A foodand dish warmer, comprising a heatingchamber adapted tocontain water, a revoluble top on' the chamber and having openingsadjacent its periphery, vessels in the openings of the top and extendinginto the said chamber, and a burner-chamber-ar ranged in the heatingchamber at one side thereof for heating the water of said chamber.

5. A food and dish warmer, comprising a heating chamber adapted tocontain water and having in one side an opening closed by a door, arevoluble top on the chamber and having adjacent to its periphery aplurality of openings for the reception of vessels, and a burner chamberwithin the heating chamber and having an opening registering with theopening thereof.

6. A 'food and dish warmer, comprising a chamber adapted to containwater andhafving in one side-an opening closed by a door, a burnerchamber secured to the inner 'face of the water chamber at oppositesides of the opening thereof and extending into the said chamber, acentral post in the water chamber, and a revoluble flat top mounted toturn on the said post and having adjacent its periphery a plurality ofopenings to receive vessels containing'the food.

In testimony whereof 'I have signed my name to this specification in-thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH \V'ILLIAM 'STAGNER.

\Vitnesses J. L. VES'IAL, S. L. PATTERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of-Iatents,

Washington, I). G.

